[Sam.o.yed] also Sam.o.yede n [Russ samoed] (1589) 1: a member of any of a group of peoples inhabiting the far north of European Russia and parts of northwestern Siberia
2: the family of Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people
3: any of a Siberian breed of medium-sized white or cream-colored sled dogs -- Samoyed adj -- Sam.o.yed.ic adj